Technology, Work and Globalization Series
The Technology, Work and Globalization series was developed to provide policy makers, workers, managers, academics and students with a deeper understanding of the complex interlinks and influences between technological developments, including information and communication technologies, work organizations and patterns of globalization. The mission of the series is to disseminate rich knowledge based on deep research about relevant issues surrounding the globalization of work that is spawned by technology . The series is edited by Professor Leslie P. Willcocks and Professor Mary C. Lacity.
To order all titles in the series please quote the following ISBNs :
Hardback: 9780230018730
Paperback: 9780230018747
Global Sourcing of Business and IT Services
Leslie P. Willcocks and Mary C. Lacity
'Based on work by the authors and their colleagues in 600 organizations throughout the world, Willcocks and Lacity present a comprehensive overview of the many types of outsourcing as they are practiced today. More important, they provide extremely insightful guidelines for the effective management of outsourcing. For anyone involved with outsourcing, this book is a must read' - Jack Rockart, Senior Lecturer, Emeritus, MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA
This book provides in-depth insights into the practices that lead to success in global sourcing. Written by internationally acclaimed academics, it covers best practices on IT outsourcing, offshoring, business process outsourcing and netsourcing. This book is a must read for any practitioner, academic or student concerned with global sourcing.
August 2006 | 320 pp | 234mm x 156mm
Hardback | £30.00 | 9780230006591
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Offshore Outsourcing Of IT Work
Client and Supplier Perspectives
Mary C. Lacity and Joseph Rottman
This book considers offshore client/supplier relationships' biggest challenges, including the protection of intellectual property, and managing knowledge transfer and offshore outsourcing at project level. Based on over 150 interviews and case studies, this is an invaluable read for managers and researchers looking to learn from real experiences.
February 2008 | 296 pp | 234mm x 156mm
Hardback | £30.00 | 9780230521858
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Knowledge Processes in Globally Distributed Contexts
Julia Kotlarsky, Ilan Oshri and Paul C. Van Fenema
As work has increasingly become knowledge intensive and globalized, organizations and networks face novel challenges concerning the management of globally distributed work. This book seeks to address one particular challenge, namely, the management of knowledge processes of global knowledge workers. This book provides frameworks and tools that enable the reader to consider how to develop, coordinate, and manage knowledge processes in order to create synergetic value in globally distributed contexts. This book is a must-read for any academic, student or practitioner concerned with managing knowledge processes in globally distributed organizations and networks.
April 2008 | 272 pp | 234mm x 156mm
Hardback | £30.00 | 9780230007314
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Exploring Virtuality within and beyond Organizations
Social, Global and Local Dimensions
Niki Panteli and Mike W. Chiasson
In recent years, there has been much interest in the “virtual” –teams, organizations and communities –in management research and practice. As technology and social practices change we have more opportunity to experience different forms of virtuality, and in the process our understanding and conception of virtuality changes.
April 2008 | 296 pp | 234mm x 156mm
Hardback | £30.00 | 9780230201286
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Global Challenges for Identity Policies
Edgar A. Whitley, Ian Hosein
The goals of this book are to provide a comprehensive review of identity policies as they are being implemented in various countries around the world, to consider the key arenas where identity policies are developed and to provide intellectual coherence for making sense of these various activities.
April 2008 | 380 pp | 234mm x 156mm
Hardback | £30.00 | 9780230542235
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If you would like further information regarding these titles or any other related text please contact Eleanor Russell at e.russell@palgrave.com.
